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got ronald reagan, attempted to impeach him. we had democrats we could work with. >> i'm saying that all things considered, he had remarkable success in dealing with democrats. >> no, he didn't. >> yes, he d. you saw the record. -- he did. you sawed record. >> he had success bringing the blue dogs whose congressional districts he carried. they came with him. the rest of the democrats fought him every single year-- >> he got the legislation passed. he got the deals cut. eleanor? >> john is right. it doesn't matter how you put the coalition together. if you win in the end, you've won. reagan and tip o'neal both understood the value of marketing this relationship they had. they probably had a cigar together maybe two times in eight years, but they put those pictures out and they wanted the world to know that these two ieshmen could get -- irishmen could get along. it was a valuable marketing tool. you could add another example to that president eisenhower who worked with democratic leaders, lyndon johnson. i talked with the brookin
got ronald reagan, attempted to impeach him. we had democrats we could work with. >> i'm saying that all things considered, he had remarkable success in dealing with democrats. >> no, he didn't. >> yes, he d. you saw the record. -- he did. you sawed record. >> he had success bringing the blue dogs whose congressional districts he carried. they came with him. the rest of the democrats fought him every single year-- >> he got the legislation passed. he got the deals...
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ronald reagan was a shy, reserved man. people don't realize this. >> stephen: really? >> he had a guard in front of him but he knew how to play the game. his staff of james baker and michael deaver and others would put together groups and he would be comfortable. george bush 41 was very par tritioned. he came from a prominent new england fax his son brought the texas ho down attitude about it getting things done. >> stephen: did you become friends with these guys? >> i don't think friends. with each of them i had my kind of degree of relationship. a couple of years ago we happened to run into president obama with my family. and my daughter who is in san francisco was an early and enthusiastic supporter. she said, mr. president i was with you early and i'm still with you, he put his arm around her and said, talk to your dad, if you would. [ laughter ] >> stephen: a great tom brokaw story. congress has moved our economy into a lean-to up against the edge of a fiscal cliff and they are putting down stakes. that's where we're going to live from now on. has it always been t
ronald reagan was a shy, reserved man. people don't realize this. >> stephen: really? >> he had a guard in front of him but he knew how to play the game. his staff of james baker and michael deaver and others would put together groups and he would be comfortable. george bush 41 was very par tritioned. he came from a prominent new england fax his son brought the texas ho down attitude about it getting things done. >> stephen: did you become friends with these guys? >> i...
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that was with ronald reagan as president. we did it with democratic votes. he was the chairman of ways and means. he was not going to come with a bill that was very pro-democrat. the question was whether we would sign onto the bill, pass it in the house and then try to fix it in the republican senate. our republican house members came to us and said if you try and do that, we're going to roll you. dick cheney, trent lott, they came down to my office at the treasury department and said if you go follow it with this rostenkowski bill and fix it in the senate, we're going to roll you. and they rolled us on the rule. they defeated us in the rule. and i went over to the white house having been the president's chief of staff for four years i said, mr. president, you've got to come out forcefully in favor of passing the bill so we can get it to the senate and fix it and that means rolling over our house republicans. well, guess what? after a little while he did it, we did it, and that's how we got there. it was successful and it initiated a period of extraordinary
that was with ronald reagan as president. we did it with democratic votes. he was the chairman of ways and means. he was not going to come with a bill that was very pro-democrat. the question was whether we would sign onto the bill, pass it in the house and then try to fix it in the republican senate. our republican house members came to us and said if you try and do that, we're going to roll you. dick cheney, trent lott, they came down to my office at the treasury department and said if you go...
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ronald reagan said of the bill to -- set up the bill to hire the energy commission. california became the leader in energy efficiency. we put in tax credits and policies of the public utilities commission to favor alternative energy, independent power production. which is obvious today. when they promoted code- generation it was something very novel. 30 years ago. now you have a different name for a period in his third party power production using power in a driving way to recapture the most efficient way. innovation is important. i have to also, every time we heard the word innovation, i have to put a plug in for tradition. i have a very traditional education. i spent a lot of years in silence speaking latin up in the hills, living within the medieval framework. i do respect the past. we study it. if you are grounded in tradition, you feel quite confident in change and innovation. if you are insecure, you are very reluctant to embrace the unknown. i do think we need to in our education and politics, we have to have a new appreciation for our traditions and the patte
ronald reagan said of the bill to -- set up the bill to hire the energy commission. california became the leader in energy efficiency. we put in tax credits and policies of the public utilities commission to favor alternative energy, independent power production. which is obvious today. when they promoted code- generation it was something very novel. 30 years ago. now you have a different name for a period in his third party power production using power in a driving way to recapture the most...
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that was ronald reagan as president. we did it democratic votes. danny rostenkowski was chairman of ways and means. he wasn't going to come with a bill that wasn't very pro-democrat. so the question was whether he would sign on to that bill, pass it in the house and try to fix it in the republican senate? our republican house members came to us and said, if you try and do that, we're going to roll you. dick cheney, trent lott, all, they came down to my office at the treasury department. they said, if you go forward with this, with this rostenkowski bill, and we then say you're going to fix it in the senate, we're going to roll you and they rolled us on the rule. they defeated us on the rule and i went over to the white house, having been reagan's chief of staff for 4 1/2 years. and i said, mr. president, you have to come out forcefully in favor of passing the rostenkowski bill so we can get to it to the senate and fix it and that means rolling out of our house republicans. well, guess what. afterwards, he did it. he did it. and we did it. and that'
that was ronald reagan as president. we did it democratic votes. danny rostenkowski was chairman of ways and means. he wasn't going to come with a bill that wasn't very pro-democrat. so the question was whether he would sign on to that bill, pass it in the house and try to fix it in the republican senate? our republican house members came to us and said, if you try and do that, we're going to roll you. dick cheney, trent lott, all, they came down to my office at the treasury department. they...
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out of the economics of ronald reagan, the south americans were decimated. the international monetary fund and world bank play a huge role. people turned against it. the leaders that came in at the 20th century were reactions against ronald reagan. >> you talk about obama, managing a wounded empire. you are fiercely critical of but you also support him. >> i support him because the alternative was more frightening. obama has made it very clear that it is about american power. we are the "indispensable nation in the world," which is a form of american exceptional as some. he made it very clear that he is going to take troops and so forth out of afghanistan and q, but he is committing on a full spectrum dominance to the containment of china. it does not end. i think we will see him making alliances and treaties with countries around the world. he is already expanding the bush version of security. he has not gone back on any of the civil liberties laws. >> he has expanded it. we were so critical of bush for doing surveillance of people without judicial review.
out of the economics of ronald reagan, the south americans were decimated. the international monetary fund and world bank play a huge role. people turned against it. the leaders that came in at the 20th century were reactions against ronald reagan. >> you talk about obama, managing a wounded empire. you are fiercely critical of but you also support him. >> i support him because the alternative was more frightening. obama has made it very clear that it is about american power. we are...
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host: let me share with ronald reagan said in january of 1987. [video clip] >> i have one major regret. i took a risk with our action in regards to iran. it did not work. for that, i accept full responsibility. it was not wrong to try to save lives. certainly, it was not wrong to try to secure freedom for our citizens held in barbaric captivity. [applause] but we did not achieve what we wished, and serious mistakes were made in trying to do so. we will get to the bottom of this. i will take whatever action is called for. host: a look at second terms, nixon and watergate and the iran controversy with ronald reagan. guest: fdr coming off the greatest victory in history stumbled badly when he tried to pack the supreme court, and tried to purge conservatives in the south from democratic primaries. you could argue lyndon johnson interpreted his mandate in 1964 as a blank check in vietnam. that is one of the great dangers that confronts presidents. i did not think there is a second term curse. i think there are a number of factors. i think the word man
host: let me share with ronald reagan said in january of 1987. [video clip] >> i have one major regret. i took a risk with our action in regards to iran. it did not work. for that, i accept full responsibility. it was not wrong to try to save lives. certainly, it was not wrong to try to secure freedom for our citizens held in barbaric captivity. [applause] but we did not achieve what we wished, and serious mistakes were made in trying to do so. we will get to the bottom of this. i will...
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jon meacham in we make the case ronald ronald reagan was a great president what makes him a great president. >> i think what made ronald reagan a great president is his life experience as a union negotiator was put to work in foreign policy. and what do you do if you're a negotiator you ask for a hundred percent and several for 50. you say the union reserves the right to lie cheat and steal he called it an evil empire before the national association of evangelicals in orlando, you can't make this stuff up. and then in 1985, safely reelected he meets with gorbachev and led to standing in the red square with gorbachev and say there's no longer an evil empire that belonged to another time. a year later the year he left the office ten months after he left washington the berlin wall comes down. so i think michael's exactly right about yes, coming out of the presidency he seemed to be an era of greed and deficits but it's pretty safe to say right now he's remembered for pretty effective foreign policy. >> rose: i want to focus on foreign policy. so what is the challenge for the president in forei
jon meacham in we make the case ronald ronald reagan was a great president what makes him a great president. >> i think what made ronald reagan a great president is his life experience as a union negotiator was put to work in foreign policy. and what do you do if you're a negotiator you ask for a hundred percent and several for 50. you say the union reserves the right to lie cheat and steal he called it an evil empire before the national association of evangelicals in orlando, you can't...
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this is not about the party of ronald reagan who by the way supported an assault weapons ban and helped pass it in 1994 by leaning on republican members. this is about the party of wayne lapierre. and republicans need to decide are they going to be the party of wayne lapierre who is upsidedown in approval ratings or the party of ronald reagan? >> let's talk about their leadership with the nra. look at this ad that ran. it's a web ad. didn't spend much money on this baby. you can tell by the quality of it. but let's talk about taste and political sensitivity. not soft sensitivity but smart sensitivity. do they have a grip on the american conscience or not? here is the ad. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their school? >> what do you make of that ad in terms of political smarts? going after the daughters and their security. >> what i make of the ad is and i said it before. wayne lapierre has done more to hurt the gun rights cause in america than anybody
this is not about the party of ronald reagan who by the way supported an assault weapons ban and helped pass it in 1994 by leaning on republican members. this is about the party of wayne lapierre. and republicans need to decide are they going to be the party of wayne lapierre who is upsidedown in approval ratings or the party of ronald reagan? >> let's talk about their leadership with the nra. look at this ad that ran. it's a web ad. didn't spend much money on this baby. you can tell by...
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we'll be right back. >> i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear -- >> i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear -- >> that i will faithfully execute -- >> that i will faithfully execute -- >> the office of president of the united states -- >> the office of president of the united states -- >> and will to the best of my ability -- >> and will to the best of my ability -- >> preserve, protect, and defend -- >> preserve, protect, and defend -- >> the constitution of the united states -- >> the constitution of the united states -- >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> my congratulations, sir. ever have a really cool dream? i'm having one right now. i don't want to be disturbed. and i won't. because before i went to sleep, i set this. now my iphone knows not to ring, unless it's important. 'cause disturbing this would just be .. wrong. thor gets great rewards for his small business! your boa! [ garth ] thor's small business earns double miles on every purchase, every day! ahh, the new fabrics. put it on my spark card. ow. [ garth ] why settle for less? the spiked heels are working. wait! [ garth
we'll be right back. >> i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear -- >> i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear -- >> that i will faithfully execute -- >> that i will faithfully execute -- >> the office of president of the united states -- >> the office of president of the united states -- >> and will to the best of my ability -- >> and will to the best of my ability -- >> preserve, protect, and defend -- >> preserve, protect, and defend --...
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last time it happened it was ronald reagan. there was significance of that day. it was the coldest inaugural address in history, 7 degrees. walter mondale did not attend. mitt romney will not be here. michael dukakis was a no-show in george h.bush's inauguration. a lot of people have left d.c. to get away for a few days. >> arthel: thank you so much. >> eric: after four years of partisan bickering, what tone should the president strike when he speaks tomorrow? andy card acting dean at bush school at texas a&m university, good to see you. how are you? >> great to be with you, eric. >> eric: you are not in washington and what can we expect during the speech tomorrow? >> first of all, inauguration igsz are very significant and very important. think about it. this is celebration of our constitution. you've got article one, congress inviting article 2, the president, to come and take the oath of office from article three the chief justice of the supreme court. it's a great time to celebrate the constitution. however, i do say that the tone will be different from what
last time it happened it was ronald reagan. there was significance of that day. it was the coldest inaugural address in history, 7 degrees. walter mondale did not attend. mitt romney will not be here. michael dukakis was a no-show in george h.bush's inauguration. a lot of people have left d.c. to get away for a few days. >> arthel: thank you so much. >> eric: after four years of partisan bickering, what tone should the president strike when he speaks tomorrow? andy card acting dean...
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now it is president obama's speech designed to break ronald reagan's hold on america. along the way. is he trying to split, fracture and bust up the republican party so his democrats can recapture the house. we are going to look at that next up on kudlow. ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. heart-healthy, whole grain oats. music: "make someone happy" ♪it's so important to make someone happy.♪ it's so important to make someone happy.♪ ♪make just one someone happy ♪and you will be happy too. >>> welcome back. so, what was the political strategy behind the inaugural speech? along the way bust up the republican party so the democrats can retake the house. let's talk about this. political analyst, we have kevin madden and national review senior editor. ramesh, what do you make of that? is this the end of the era of reagan an big government on steroids? >> i can th
now it is president obama's speech designed to break ronald reagan's hold on america. along the way. is he trying to split, fracture and bust up the republican party so his democrats can recapture the house. we are going to look at that next up on kudlow. ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it....
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ronald reagan used to make them say if you can't make them see the light make them feel the heat. i think the president feels he can't win in the inside game of trying to negotiate with republicans. he is going to try to put pressure on them. i don't know that this is going to work but try to put pressure on the people here in washington by working and building support outside of washington. >> what issues, though, is the question? is the president going to go out there and try to continue the mantra that everybody needs to pay their fair sharron and will make sure that corporations pay more taxes and perhaps individuals corporations that aren't paying taxes pay them or issues like immigration and gun crow and those sorts of things, chris? >> not to be a smart aleck but the answer is, yes. the debt and how to try to address the deficit. how much is going to be tax increases. how much is going to be spending cuts. definitely going to do that when it comes to gun control. i'm told you will see a very aggressive in effect national campaign by the president and vice president going ou
ronald reagan used to make them say if you can't make them see the light make them feel the heat. i think the president feels he can't win in the inside game of trying to negotiate with republicans. he is going to try to put pressure on them. i don't know that this is going to work but try to put pressure on the people here in washington by working and building support outside of washington. >> what issues, though, is the question? is the president going to go out there and try to...
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but also theodore roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, ronald reagan. i look at it more as a form of relaxation for the president when we get to meet him. he gets to chew the fat a lit bit about past presidents. >> doris, you're a presidential expert, how do you rate president obama in the pantheon of great presidents? or just presidents? >> well, you know, when you think about the great presidents, great necessities call forth great leaders. so george washington, abraham lincoln, fdr had a huge crises to face. obama had a pretty big crisis to face. he did accomplish in health care something since presidents since teddy roosevelt have been trying to accomplish. but i think most importantly, we'll see now the fact that he's got a second term, that's really important to embolden him for what he can accomplish, and more importantly, to show that the country supported kurg a very difficult time his leadership and they wanted him back again. so i think he's got a shot. it depends a lot on what happens in the second term, if he can create -- i wish he would g
but also theodore roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, ronald reagan. i look at it more as a form of relaxation for the president when we get to meet him. he gets to chew the fat a lit bit about past presidents. >> doris, you're a presidential expert, how do you rate president obama in the pantheon of great presidents? or just presidents? >> well, you know, when you think about the great presidents, great necessities call forth great leaders. so george washington, abraham lincoln, fdr had...
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. >>> in 1981 ronald reagan took . that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme one, gimme one, gimme one! the power of the "name your price" tool. only from progressive. >>> in 1981 ronald reagan took the oath of office in an economic turndown, of course, and called for an era of national renewal, and he had this message for the role of government in american life and the country's new conservative tide. >> in this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. government is the problem. [ applause ] >> later in the inaug rat luncheon, president reagan announced after 444 days in captivity, the 52 americans held hostage in iran were on their way home. we'll be right back. >>> we're back. remember make my day? that seems to be the mindset of the president of the united re e trust duracell...?? duralock power preserve. locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. now...guaranteed. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... w
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well, ed meese is an educated man who went to law school at berkeley, very close to ronald reagan before and during the reagan presidency. reagan made him attorney general but ed meese was forced to resign that office in scandal, back in the era when the words republican and attorney general almost always equalled scandal. president nixon's attorney general having been the first and only attorney general who was convicted of a crime and had to serve time for it. while ed meese was attorney general he became one of the very few and very lucky guys who got to watch a lot of porn and get paid for it. in 1984, reagan pointed the attorney general to head the attorney general's commission on pornography, which meant that for two years, ed meese got to look at gay porn, straight porn, all the porn he could possibly get his hands on, which as attorney general was a lot of porn. and after drowning in porn for two years, and getting paid for it, ed meese issued an almost 2,000 page report that reached this conclusion. although the evidence may be slim, we nevertheless now know enough to conclude t
well, ed meese is an educated man who went to law school at berkeley, very close to ronald reagan before and during the reagan presidency. reagan made him attorney general but ed meese was forced to resign that office in scandal, back in the era when the words republican and attorney general almost always equalled scandal. president nixon's attorney general having been the first and only attorney general who was convicted of a crime and had to serve time for it. while ed meese was attorney...
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same thing with ronald reagan and tip o'neill. they didn't get along politically but still they needed each other to accomplish what they accomplished. if barack obama does not reach out to john boehner and the republicans they will accomplish absolutely nothing. >> well, let's just hope that the past is prologue. meekle reagan the founder of reagan .com. thank you very much for joining us today, sir. >> thank you. >> 20 minutes after the top of the hour on this sunday morning. they can fight for our country so one lawmaker says 18-year-olds should be allowed to drink with their mom and dad's permission. should that decision really be left up to the parents? that debate coming up. ever wish you had some help doing the laundry. here is a way to get done that job. if you have a cat. are ♪ i paint people from my life mostly. my ex-girlfriend... 7th grade math teacher. who is this? that's pete. my... [ dennis' voice ] allstate agent. a "starving artist" has an allstate agent? he got me... [ dennis' voice ] the allstate value plan. i
same thing with ronald reagan and tip o'neill. they didn't get along politically but still they needed each other to accomplish what they accomplished. if barack obama does not reach out to john boehner and the republicans they will accomplish absolutely nothing. >> well, let's just hope that the past is prologue. meekle reagan the founder of reagan .com. thank you very much for joining us today, sir. >> thank you. >> 20 minutes after the top of the hour on this sunday...
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but ronald reagan was ronald reagan was smart enough to realize that he could take possession of this even though he did not order of this or choose this, he put it into his inaugural address. i am the first president to be looking west. i am looking out towards the pacific. he took ownership of that move from the east front to the west front even though he was not the person to choose it. this is an important lesson. ever since george washington came to the capital, congress has won the inaugural -- has run the inaugurations. that part is -- has been done by the congress. they start a year in advance, long before they know who is going to be nominated or elected. they start to make the plans, they pick a theme for the inauguration, they build the platform, they print the tickets, they get everything under way so that when somebody is elected in november, they can get everything done between november and january. for long periods in american history, the inauguration was on march 4. in january -- in 1933, the constitution was amended with the 20th amendment which moved the inauguratio
but ronald reagan was ronald reagan was smart enough to realize that he could take possession of this even though he did not order of this or choose this, he put it into his inaugural address. i am the first president to be looking west. i am looking out towards the pacific. he took ownership of that move from the east front to the west front even though he was not the person to choose it. this is an important lesson. ever since george washington came to the capital, congress has won the...
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ronald reagan, second inaugural, so cold, only snow filled the stands. the public swearing-in ceremony, moved indoors. bill clinton ushering more than just a second term. the first to be carried on that thing called the internet. and on monday, president obama with the first lady by his side again, after already making history four years ago. in front of 2 million spectators. so much fun. our special report on the swearing-in just before noon tomorrow. i'll see you from washington with a special edition tomorrow night. and we'll all see you here on monday. good night. >>> next on abc7 news at 6:00, a deadly shooting shuts down a bart station in san lee an dough. excitement grows for 49ers fans. mike shumann is live in atlanta. >>> a high surf advisory and a big scare for surfers in san francisco today. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> ama: good evening, i'm ama daetz. we begin with breaking news. a water main break has flooded part of foothill boulevard in san leandro. we're live with the details. reporter: it's quite a mess out here. in fact, take a loo
ronald reagan, second inaugural, so cold, only snow filled the stands. the public swearing-in ceremony, moved indoors. bill clinton ushering more than just a second term. the first to be carried on that thing called the internet. and on monday, president obama with the first lady by his side again, after already making history four years ago. in front of 2 million spectators. so much fun. our special report on the swearing-in just before noon tomorrow. i'll see you from washington with a...
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ronald reagan from california. the first george bush from texas via connecticut. bill clinton from arkansas and the second bush from texas. so 2008 in some ways watershed election. ends the 40-year period of sun belt dominance. and there were issues that were critical in the politics that developed, that came out of the sun belt. they tended to have a conservative cast to them. tended to be oriented around issues of strong national defense, of an opposition to unions and a defense of free enterprise politics. and also it's in the sun belt in the south and southwest, that we see the rise of what -- by the 1970s we'll be talk about as the religious right. the rise of evangelical involvement in the process. so national defense, he was a staunch anticommunist and played an important role in right wing anticommunist politics in the late 1960s, one of the things that led him to switch parties in 1964. he was a key figure in opposing labor unions and did so long people like barry gold water. early in his career he was a staunch advocate of unions in south carolina, back
ronald reagan from california. the first george bush from texas via connecticut. bill clinton from arkansas and the second bush from texas. so 2008 in some ways watershed election. ends the 40-year period of sun belt dominance. and there were issues that were critical in the politics that developed, that came out of the sun belt. they tended to have a conservative cast to them. tended to be oriented around issues of strong national defense, of an opposition to unions and a defense of free...
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>> a good model for him would be bill clinton's inaugural address, or ronald reagan's second inaugural. both of those were similar kinds of political environments. congress was in the hands of the other party. or one house was, at least. and each of them was very gracious towards the other party. reached out, said things about the goodwill of the other party. >> the difference there is reagan could look back and talk about how the republicans worked with democrats to fix social security, bill clinton could look back and talk about the deficit reduction plan. other things they had done a little bit together. it's harder for president obama to do that because there's been so much polarization. >> polarization has been on both sides. it would be a good step for the president, i actually don't expect him to take it. to try to put that behind, to have at least a rhetorical frame for being more enveloping. obviously in the last few days, last week or so, he hasn't taken that tact. he's, he had his press conference about a week ago. he's had some, they've floated some stories about how they'r
>> a good model for him would be bill clinton's inaugural address, or ronald reagan's second inaugural. both of those were similar kinds of political environments. congress was in the hands of the other party. or one house was, at least. and each of them was very gracious towards the other party. reached out, said things about the goodwill of the other party. >> the difference there is reagan could look back and talk about how the republicans worked with democrats to fix social...
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reagan a man who ran up a lot of our debt the first place and stablished the practice to have his face put on the u.s. coin was lost white house spokesman jay carney said that there's no backup plan it's just up to congress to raise the debt limit in other words the fate of the entire global economy is in the hands of house republicans be concerned be very concerned. it's just. it's the good the bad and the very very. goal is slowly. the good san diego mayor bob filner filner has memos designing and code enforcement officers in san diego ordering them to end all code actions against medical marijuana facilities in that city the owners also encouraging the city council to take up the issue of formal zoning rules for medical marijuana distribution and he's director of the city's police chief to end all medical marijuana enforcement actions elected in november filner actually ran largely on a platform decriminalizing marijuana and protecting the use of medical marijuana looks like mayor filner is one politician who understands just how outdated and ineffective our nation's drug laws are l
reagan a man who ran up a lot of our debt the first place and stablished the practice to have his face put on the u.s. coin was lost white house spokesman jay carney said that there's no backup plan it's just up to congress to raise the debt limit in other words the fate of the entire global economy is in the hands of house republicans be concerned be very concerned. it's just. it's the good the bad and the very very. goal is slowly. the good san diego mayor bob filner filner has memos...
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by the way so did ronald reagan, one of the staunchest defenders of the second amendment who wrote to congress in 1994 urging them, this is ronald reagan speaking, urging them to listen to the american public and to the law enforcement community and support a ban on the further manufactory of military-style assault weapons. [applause] finally congress needs to help rather than hinder law enforcement as it does its job. we should get tougher on people who buy guns with the express purpose of turning around and selling them to criminals. we should severely punish anybody who helps them do this. since congress has confirmed a director of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms in six years they should confirm todd jones, who has been acting and i will be nominating for the post. [applause] and at a time when budget cuts are forcing many communities to reduce their police force we should put more cops back on the job, back on our streets. let me be absolutely clear. like most americans i believe the second amendment guarantees an individual right to bear arms. i respect our strong tra
by the way so did ronald reagan, one of the staunchest defenders of the second amendment who wrote to congress in 1994 urging them, this is ronald reagan speaking, urging them to listen to the american public and to the law enforcement community and support a ban on the further manufactory of military-style assault weapons. [applause] finally congress needs to help rather than hinder law enforcement as it does its job. we should get tougher on people who buy guns with the express purpose of...